The rattle on my SEL comes and goes. I can run over the same bumps numerous times and the rattle may or may not happen. This is really frustrating. A new car should not sound like this...

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Originally Posted by hand-filer

We feel your pain! If I had never bought this car, I too would be a die hard Ford fan. And because the trade in value is dropping like a stone we are stuck with them...

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Originally Posted by Tempusthales

I have the same issue. I am taking mine to the dealer on Wednesday. I have 6700 miles on it.

Hey folks,

If you're still experiencing these symptoms, please reach out to me via PM so I can get you escalated to your regional Customer Service Manager. They'll reach out to your individual dealers to get these concerns resolved.

In your PM, please include your VIN, estimated mileage, preferred servicing dealer, and daytime phone number. I'll get your information in the right hands so things can move forward.

Thanks so much Zillon for the insight however! It will be a great help down the road, potentially, just to know as knowledge. I'll just live with my half fixed clunk until I can eventually do a swap out way down the road like you, or see if Ford offers a permanent fix.

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Originally Posted by lifocus

I had the struts,springs,mounts,bushings and links replaced twice and the noise eventually came back.They are clueless on how to fix it and i don't see them ever finding one......good luck everyone.

Hi wilsonfocus86 and lifocus,

I'd like to escalate both of you to your regional Customer Service Managers. They'll reach out to your dealers and coordinate their efforts to resolve your concerns. Send me a PM with your VIN, estimated mileage, preferred servicing dealer, and daytime phone number. I'll get things rolling and make sure your concerns are sent up the ladder.

If you're still experiencing these symptoms, please reach out to me via PM so I can get you escalated to your regional Customer Service Manager. They'll reach out to your individual dealers to get these concerns resolved.

In your PM, please include your VIN, estimated mileage, preferred servicing dealer, and daytime phone number. I'll get your information in the right hands so things can move forward.

Thanks,
-Crystal

Crystal,

I experienced the same symptoms 3 weeks after the TSB was completed (both sides). That pretty much tells me that the bearing design is inherently flawed.
Every 3 weeks or so I jack up the front of the car and spray grease at the bearings and the noise goes away for a while. Forward that to your chassis engineers.
Until Ford recognizes this and deals with it by redesigning the parts, all efforts to repair the problem are a waste of my time and the dealers.
But thanks anyways.

I experienced the same symptoms 3 weeks after the TSB was completed (both sides). That pretty much tells me that the bearing design is inherently flawed.
Every 3 weeks or so I jack up the front of the car and spray grease at the bearings and the noise goes away for a while. Forward that to your chassis engineers.
Until Ford recognizes this and deals with it by redesigning the parts, all efforts to repair the problem are a waste of my time and the dealers.
But thanks anyways.

This is exactly why I am NOT sending Crystal my info concerning this problem. I am NOT bringing my car into the dealer for them to diagnose this issue, then to bring it back in AGAIN to have them replace parts and possibly make it worse/mess up my alignment just to have the rattle come back. SCREW. THAT.

This is exactly why I am NOT sending Crystal my info concerning this problem. I am NOT bringing my car into the dealer for them to diagnose this issue, then to bring it back in AGAIN to have them replace parts and possibly make it worse/mess up my alignment just to have the rattle come back. SCREW. THAT.

While I don't blame you (I had the TSB done on my driver side ... and am now hearing it on the passenger side... and the mechanics didn't 'hear it'), the downside to it is that they may think it is 'fixed'. Crystal (or some other Ford Rep) either has to pass it along (and I'm not sure she can/is able to) or we have to keep on the dealerships, who pass the info up to Ford.

Parts ordered. Fingers crossed. Hopefully the old bearings were just a bad batch, and the replacements will be better. If it's more a design problem than a quality problem, then wouldn't every Focus have a noisy front suspension?

I experienced the same symptoms 3 weeks after the TSB was completed (both sides). That pretty much tells me that the bearing design is inherently flawed.
Every 3 weeks or so I jack up the front of the car and spray grease at the bearings and the noise goes away for a while. Forward that to your chassis engineers...

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Originally Posted by Some Guy From NY

This is exactly why I am NOT sending Crystal my info concerning this problem. I am NOT bringing my car into the dealer for them to diagnose this issue, then to bring it back in AGAIN to have them replace parts and possibly make it worse/mess up my alignment just to have the rattle come back...

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Originally Posted by HuskerFocus

While I don't blame you (I had the TSB done on my driver side ... and am now hearing it on the passenger side... and the mechanics didn't 'hear it'), the downside to it is that they may think it is 'fixed'...

Hey everyone,

I completely understand the frustration. The best way for me to get information to our engineers is through the escalation process; the more data they have to work with, the better.

I completely understand the frustration. The best way for me to get information to our engineers is through the escalation process; the more data they have to work with, the better.

Feel free to reach out to me via PM; I'm happy to see how I can help.

Thanks,
-Crystal

I escalated it all the way up to William Ford's office (emailed them) got a call and they told me to go to another dealer. So when I went there they heard the noise and didn't see anything wrong on the inspection, so they said it was normal noise and since that dealer and the last one said the same DAMN thing. Ford said there was NOTHING they could do right now... WTF? Either FIX the damn problem or Buy all of OUR cars back. Stop giving us the "Its normal Noise" BULLSHITE and DO YOUR JOBS, I thought Customer Satisfaction was supposed to be Job 1??????

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